WVSBDC Celebrates 35 Years of Service to State’s Small Businesses
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) celebrated its 35th anniversary Wednesday, October 11, 2017. The event was attended by the WV SBDC Advisory Board, business coaches, elected officials and business leaders from around the state. “A lot has changed in 35 years, but one thing you can count on to remain constant […]
Basic Computer Course for Adults to Take Place at Marshall University’s Mid-Ohio Valley Center
Marshall University’s Center for Continuing Education will offer a basic computer course for adults who would like to expand their use of the World Wide Web and other internet resources beginning Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the university’s Mid-Ohio Valley Center in Point Pleasant. Homer Preece, the director of the Mid-Ohio Valley Center, said the course […]
Elkview Sailor Continues 75 Years of Seabee Tradition
“We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for the past 75 years. Elkview, West Virginia native and 2003 McArthur High School graduate, Navy Chief Petty Officer Selectee Jonathan Kessell, builds and fights around the world as a member of a naval construction battalion center […]
Appalachian Foodshed Gathering Training Series: Grow Your Markets
The West Virginia Farmers Market Association (WVFMA) in partnership with the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition (WVFFC) will host a series of three farmers market marketing and farm production training events in different regions throughout the state. This is a continuation of the Appalachian Foodshed Gathering series conducted in previous years in the Southern […]
Students Earn Wages While Completing Tech Degrees
Students at Mountwest Community and Technical College have the opportunity to work for Core10 while completing their IT degree. The Community and Technical College System of West Virginia (CTCS) is pleased to announce that it awarded Mountwest a grant to support their new partnership with Core10 through the Learn and Earn program. The Learn and […]
Secretary Warner Reports 623 New Businesses in West Virginia for September
Three counties saw the most percentage growth in business registrations for September and 621 new businesses got their start statewide according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported that the top three counties for business growth in September are Tucker County with 1.68 percent growth, […]